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Nevada Las Vegas Football Team History


Nevada Las Vegas Runnin
University of Nevada Las Vegas
 Las Vegas, NV
Founded: 1957
Stadium: Allegiant Stadium
Capacity: 65,000
Colors: Scarlet & Gray
Coach: Barry Odom
Conference: Mountain West-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Nevada Las Vegas 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1971  
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1994
Division Championships
  2023
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 255-386-4
 Winning Pct. 40%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 18
 Adjusted Record 255-386-4
 Winning Pct. 40%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 1
 Division Titles 1
 Conference Record 61-157-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 170-165-3
 Away Record 83-218-1
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 57
 Winning Seasons (#1) 21
 Losing Seasons (#1)35
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (1974)
 Most Loses in A Season 13 (1984)
 10 Win Seasons 1
 Most Points Scored in a Game 80 (9/26/2015)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 482 (2023)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 69 (10/24/1981)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 551 (1996)
 Largest Margin of Victory 72 (9/26/2015)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 69 (9/2/1989)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 135 (11/12/2016)
 Last Shutout 9/22/2007
 Last Time Shutout 10/8/2011
 Shutouts All-Time 9
 Been Shutout All-Time 15
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 12 (9/14/1974-11/30/1974)
 Longest Losing  24 (9/3/1983-12/15/1984)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 2-3-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  19-28
 2010-19  35-89
 2000-09  41-77
 1990-99 33-79
 1980-89 40-72-1
 1970-79 73-36-3
 1960-69 14-5
 1950-59 0-0
 1940-49 0-0
 1930-39 0-0
 1920-29 0-0
Next Game
 9/28/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Fresno State in a Conference Game
Last Time: Nevada Las Vegas lost 24-31 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Nevada Las Vegas vs. Fresno State 5-21-0 19.2% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Houston  27-7 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Utah Tech  72-14 W
 Fri., Sep. 13  @ Kansas  23-20 W
 Sat., Sep. 21  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Fresno State  
 Fri., Oct. 4  vs. Syracuse  
 Fri., Oct. 11  @ Utah State  
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Oregon State  
 Fri., Oct. 25  vs. Boise State  
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Hawaii  
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. San Diego State  
 Fri., Nov. 22  @ San Jose State  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Nevada  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record3-0
  Scoring122-41
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-0
  Away Record2-0
 
2024 Mountain West  Standings
 Season   Conference 
San Jose State 2-01-0
Air Force 1-10-1
Boise State 1-1
Colorado State 1-1
Fresno State 1-1
Hawaii 1-1
Nevada 1-2
Nevada Las Vegas 3-0
New Mexico 0-2
San Diego State 1-1
Utah State 1-1
Wyoming 0-2
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Nevada Las Vegas & Nevada have played 49 games.
Nevada Las Vegas has won 20 games.
Nevada has won 29 games.
with 0 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-31
 10 or more 95-163
 20 or more  91-96
 30 or more 69-24
 40 or more 32-3
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 11-1
 10 or more 84-193
 20 or more 51-187
 30 or more 18-147
 40 or more 3-86
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.